Process

Step 3 / 4 · When I spot the problem

Solve it

Once the problem is clear, I build the whole solution myself, from scratch, until it works.

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What happens

In this step.

Build the real thing

A working product, not a slide deck.

Start simple

A basic version first, with complexity added as real needs appear.

Cover every role

Everyone in the chain gets a screen built for their job.

Make it work in the real world

Other languages, cheap phones and patchy signal are part of the design, not an afterthought.

Project references

See it in real projects.

Work where this step actually happened.

Case study

Rannikon

Farm worker timesheet platform for Rannikon Puutarha: hours, pay-rate summaries, and exports to PDF or Excel.

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Kuopas

Student housing app for Kuopas in Kuopio: building chat, noticeboard, complaints, laundry, sauna and parking booking, and staff tools, in Finnish and English.

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Onshipy

Dropshipping automation: import from Nike, ASOS, Amazon and 900+ brands, and sell through Shopify.

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Knewler

Multi-tenant eLearning platform: universities, companies, and sports clubs launch a branded training environment in minutes.

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Swifrly

A financial layer connecting crypto to the real world: trading, conversion, payments, and card spending in one app.

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Examples

What that looks like.

Example 1

One system for everyone

Rannikon: a web app, an Android app, an API and a database replacing paper forms, notebooks and Facebook logs.

Rannikon

Example 2

A student housing app

Kuopas: building chat, noticeboard, complaints, bookings and staff tools, on web and mobile, in Finnish and English.

Kuopas

Example 3

Products built from scratch

Onshipy, Knewler and Swifrly were each designed and built from scratch as SaaS-style platforms.

Onshipy

Keep exploring

The rest of the process.

All steps

Previous step

Identify what’s broken

Work out the real cause, and who it affects, before writing any code.

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Next step

Present it

Show it to the company or organization involved, refine it with them, and launch it together.

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The other way to start

Discovery

A quick call or written brief to understand the problem, the audience, and what success looks like.

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Let’s talk about your project.

Brand partnerships, freelance projects, or just to talk shop.

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